Tag: health

Bulimia Nervosa

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays! February 23 to March 1 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week here in the United States, so I’m going to talk about bulimia nervosa this week.

(Trigger warning!) As with anorexia nervosa, I’m only going to be going into the facts that …

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Day in the Life: Intensive Care Unit

Hello and welcome to another Medical Mondays! My first rotation for the new year was in the intensive care unit, which, truth be told, I had been absolutely dreading.

The ICU in the hospital I’m at is a closed unit (only we should be putting in orders) divided into two teams: Scarlet + …

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Tzu Chi Community Health

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays!

I just came off an 80-hour work week (3 weeks down, 11 more to go!?) and spent my day off volunteering as a spotter/loader at a powerlifting meet in the area. (Guess who’s joining the Rutgers Powerlifting Team like she said she would!? ;P …

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Birth Control Options

Happy Monday, and welcome to Medical Mondays! This week’s topic is on birth control options!

In light of the recent political climate and my complete lack of faith in the continuation of women’s reproductive health rights, I figured I’d discuss the different options available right now.

Learn more about #birthcontrol …

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Get Awarded for Healthy Living with Achievemint

Get Awarded for Healthy Living with Achievemint

Do you track your workouts? Meals? Steps? Weight?

I recently discovered Achievemint, an app/site that gives you points for healthy activities. You can earn $10 for every 10,000 points you earn!

I don’t know about you, but the prospect of getting awarded for healthy living, especially with things I’m already doing, was rather intriguing.

For …

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